During the year we reserved a special spot at TheVine HQ.

A spot where we daren't look in daylight hours. A spot that, once an article was lodged there, was not removed. Was not touched, nor spoken of. For it was a forbidden spot. A spot where albums with truly terrible artwork were placed and quickly forgotten, but for an inkling that — at the end of the year — we might place them all together and laugh at them like children.

Friends, that time has come.

Behold our Top 10 gallery of terrible album art for 2011.

Apologies.